Definition: 1. Worthy of acceptance or satisfactory. 2. Judged to be in conformity with approved usage. 3. Meeting requirements. 4. Adequate for the purpose.
Use 'acceptable' in a sentence:
1. That may seem to be the most natural way to define death, but it's not an acceptable approach.
2. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
3. A survey of the opinions of the students shows that two hours of physical exercise a day is acceptable in our campus.
4. We've made an acceptable start, but it could've been better.
5. Famous teacher's personal brand is concentrated reflection of the unique advantage of a teacher which is socially acceptable.
6. After the venture capital funds are in place, it is acceptable to have a negative cash flow for several months.
7. What I am saying is that maybe the faith you have is not based on Jesus or the Bible, but rather on your own comfort or what culture has deemed acceptable.
8. The boy might kick the dog and think he hates the dog because that's a more acceptable target.
9. It is acceptable for students to watch TV, as long as within the given time.
10. Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
11. It is becoming more acceptable for women to drink alcohol.
12. They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
13. Anger is not necessarily the most useful or acceptable reaction to such events.
14. Let's face it – drinking is a socially acceptable habit.
15. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho image and judges were lenient in most courts.
16. Odours are invested with cultural values: smells that are considered to be offensive in some cultures may be perfectly acceptable in others.
17. There are two types of qualification—either is acceptable.
18. His no-inflation bill serves as a useful counterweight to proposals less acceptable to the committee.
19. Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone?
20. In America the selection of jurors acceptable to both the prosecution and the defence sometimes takes longer than the trial itself.
21. On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable.
22. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
23. These sorts of behaviour are not acceptable.
24. It is becoming more acceptable to many who used to think it offensive.
25. The food was acceptable, but no more.
26. His no-inflation bill serves as a useful counterweight to proposals less acceptable to the Committee.
27. It is becoming more acceptable for women to drink.
28. Ten beaches were graded as acceptable.
29. You have to have an "acceptable" credit to get an SBA loan.
30. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that "elderly" and "needy" are synonymous.
31. Put your best foot forward and work on the assumption that there is an acceptable solution to every problem you are likely to face.
32. Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
33. A 10 to 15 percent deviation is considered acceptable.
34. They have thrashed out a compromise formula acceptable to Moscow.
35. Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.
36. They're trying to work out a peace formula acceptable to both sides in the dispute.
37. No cinema director had a more profound effect in pushing the envelope of acceptable family entertainment.
38. You need to assess all project risks to determine if the projects are within acceptable levels of risk.
39. In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
40. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution.
41. Who ever thought people would see Arsenal as the acceptable face of football?
42. There are two types of qualification ─ either is acceptable.
43. That sort of behaviour is not acceptable.
44. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
45. Any solution must be acceptable to all sides.
46. We want a political solution that is acceptable to all parties.
47. The air pollution exceeds most acceptable levels by 10 times or more.
48. This technique is becoming more refined and more acceptable all the time.
49. They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
50. Nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then.
51. Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level.
52. This type of behaviour is no longer socially acceptable.
53. We have finally reached an agreement acceptable to all sides.
